Friday, 19 September 2008

The information and cover for Doctor Who Magazine issue 399 have now been released.

Panini have released these details:

Doctor Who Magazine reaches its 400th issue today in style, with eight extra pages and an exclusive photoshoot with David Tennant.

"I bought the first issue, in 1979," he tells DWM. "I just thought, at last! Why's this not happened before now? I was delighted."

Asked if he thinks the magazine could run for another 400 editions, Tennant replies: "You know, I'm tempted to say, 'If the television series continues,' but Doctor Who Magazine thrived when the series was nowhere to be seen, to be fair, so I can see no reason why it won't run and run. But hopefully the series will be there with the magazine, side by side, all the way. That's how it should be. Yeah, with me on the cover! Forever . . . "

Also in issue 400:

Executive producer Russell T Davies looks back over the past five years, in his most candid DWM interview everAn exclusive competition where the prize is the chance to become a DWM reporter and go on the set of the TV seriesDiscover what dangers lie ahead for the Bannerman Road gang as DWM talks to writer Phil Ford and previews the new series of The Sarah Jane AdventuresFormer editor Gary Gillatt takes an affectionate look at just what makes Doctor Who the best TV show everThe Watcher casts a nostalgic eye over the past 400 issues as he charts the surprising, amusing and often bizarre history of Doctor Who MagazineThe Sixth Doctor, Colin Baker, joins The Time Team to watch the end of the epic 1986 adventure The Trial of a Time LordIt's the start of a new era for the comic strip as the Doctor discovers a familiar face aboard a prison in space - Part One of Thinktwice is by Dan McDaid, with art by Martin GeraghtyA free, double-sided poster featuring an exclusive image of David Tennant on one side and every single cover of DWM on the other.